Synonyms of impairing

impairing

verb

present participle of impair

as in damaging

to reduce the soundness, effectiveness, or perfection of

already impaired by a crack, the windshield shattered upon impact with the baseball

Synonyms & Similar Words

• damaging
• injuring
• marring
• compromising
• crippling
• weakening
• hurting
• harming
• eroding
• spoiling
• undermining
• destroying
• breaking
• vitiating
• disfiguring
• ruining
• defacing
• crossing (up)
• bloodying
• deteriorating
• blemishing
• shattering
• flawing
• wounding
• crabbing
• endamaging
• battering
• enfeebling
• wrecking
• blighting
• enervating
• wearing (away)
• tarnishing
• demolishing
• denting
• disabling
• scouring
• torturing
• devastating
• wasting
• mutilating
• washing out
• crushing
• hamstringing
• tormenting
• smashing
• botching
• annihilating
• lacerating
• decimating
• maiming
• mangling
• pulverizing
• totaling
• queering
• wiping out
• dinging
• gumming (up)
• clobbering
• desolating
• tearing down
• dashing
• razing
• dinting
• bashing
• doing in
• laming
• scourging
• banging up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• repairing
• fixing
• rebuilding
• reconstructing
• helping
• patching
• revamping
• healing
• renovating
• curing
• reconditioning
• remedying
• mending
• rehabilitating
• rectifying
• improving
• enhancing
• revising
• remodeling
• doctoring
• editing
• ameliorating
• enriching
• perfecting
• bettering
• refining
• meliorating

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of impairing

Some businesses started selling marijuana under the theory that raw marijuana’s THC is in a form called THC-A, which only turns into impairing delta-9 when heated or burned. — ABC News, 3 Oct. 2026

Her legal team also presented evidence that her mother drank heavily during pregnancy, impairing Pike’s brain development and her impulse control. — Chas Newkey-Burden, TheWeek, 1 Oct. 2026

Too Much Vitamin B6 and Nerve Damage Taking high doses of B6 may cause numbness, a pins-and-needles sensation, or pain in your legs, impairing your ability to walk. — Stephanie Brown, Verywell Health, 4 Sep. 2026

Summary Quality sleep is crucial for leaders' performance, yet unpredictable schedules often lead to sleep deprivation, thus impairing vital cognitive functions like memory. — Julian Hayes Ii, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026

The Cheshire native suffered a stroke in 2013, impairing his ability to walk. — Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2026

The task is to match instruments to problems and restore financial stability to its proper place in the Fed’s framework, without unnecessarily impairing the capital formation on which America’s long-run competitiveness may depend. — Joao Gomes, Fortune, 25 Aug. 2026

At the same time sweeping farm loan waivers have been criticized for impairing credit discipline, draining the public exchequer, and discouraging lending. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 18 Aug. 2026

Chronic stress also reshapes the prefrontal cortex, impairing our ability to manage stress overall. — Erin Clabough, The Conversation, 31 July 2026